Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-11-04

A little gssping cry escaped Amy.
"We never heard of it," said her father,

- llttlO CSChp6u Amy.
"We never heard of it," said her father,
coldly.
"Strsnge. It was reported In all the
morning papers we thought"
"And this ACCIDENT"
"I shall never forget the stir and ex-
element OF the race IS poor Horace, in
yellow and black colors, came powdering
along, and, ahead OF all the field. went
clearing hurdle sitter hurdle. He is the
finest fellow in all Englandi" the Hus-
sars were shouting as they tossed their
caps in the air; and magnificent horse
man he was, riding in e thoroughly artis :
tic manner. At the close there came an
ugly water jump, Just beyond the last
hurdle, nine yards from hindfoot to hind
foot. TT is madness-rank madness.
He'll never clear bothi' was the CRY on
all sides. His horse rose like bird; he
cleared hurdle and brook; but Just as ne
landed on the other side his horse pitched
forward and he fell; the horse fell, too,
and rOlledfoVer him, giving him a crush
that ended in conclusion of the brain and
a double fracture Of the right arm. Thus
he has been for fully three months in the
hands OF the doctors, helpless IS G baby"
''But he is recovering noW?" exclaimed
Dr.. Brendon, his sympathy rising fast
ayes, thank God. We knew nothing
Of his engagement to Miss Brendon, IS
since that day he has been nearer death
than he will ever be, but once, again. All
unknown to him, q pile of letters lay in
his room, unopened and unanswered, be-
cause. OF course. while life lasted, no one
in the barracks felt st liberty to NEEDLE
with his private correspondence. 1t was
thought that everyone must know of the
accident that had befallen him, and so
the weeks ran on. Horace will be sDle
to write you-may perhaps visit yOu-in
shout ten days. Meantime, he urged
Hilds and me in passing, to call and ex-
plain all to you and Miss Brendon, to
whom, certainly, much explanation is
due"
Amy was weeping heavily now, but her
tears were those of Joy and hope, for g
great load of grief, disappointment and
humiliation had been suddenly lifted from
her soul, like dark curtain.
Amy in her Joy, now told all she had en-
dured to Melsnie.
$50, too, will Montsgue's silence be
explained in time" said the latter conf
IDENTIFY.
Hilda's marriage cards had already
come to Melsnie, and great was the sur
prise at the reception thereof, though
Lonsdale had certainly told her Of that
young lady's alleged engagement to Mr..
Musgrave.
"What mystery is this, Uncle Grim
shawn" she asked. "You told me that
Miss Tremsyne had gone out in the P.
and 0. Liner with Montague Lonsdale,
and here we find that she is married in
Dublin. Yet, you said all that you could
think of to torture me-"
"Did II" said he, with q grimace.
"Well, saw her name in the passenger
list. Perhaps there are two -"
1.-TWO General Trem&Ynes, each with an
only daughter named Hilde?"
"Yes; why not?" asked Uncle Grim
shaw, sulkily. "Two General Tremaynes
only. How many General CampbeIls are
there always in the army Hst?"
Glad now that she had not known where
or now to return her diamond ring, Amy
replaced it on her tiny finger, which, to
her eyes, had seemed SO strange with
cut it.
To be continued nert 25cek.